I know by writing about this, I will undo any progress T~’s made, but, somehow she found her way to the Potty Train!
Last night she & I were watching The Biggest Loser. Actually we were stuck watching the overly excited weatherman as a line of storms rolled through the area. T~ decided to entertain herself with her potty chair. I helped her get her diaper off & let her play, thinking she’s not actually going to do anything. A few minutes later I hear her shout from her closet “Mama! I went poop!” I thought, yeah right, but went in to check.
Well in that little potty, sitting in her closet, was poop! She was super excited. I obviously praised her & planted the little seed of taking the new box of diapers back to Target telling them ‘no thanks, we don’t need any more baby diapers!’ T~ was all for it. She wore a pull up last night & was dry this morning.
This morning was the big test. Can she do her morning pee in the potty? It didn’t look good. Her first attempt yielded a couple of drops. While she was eating, she hopped down from the stool & finally let it all out. In. The. Potty!!!
I have high hopes that this time she will do it. It was all her idea so that fits with her inner control freak & her disdain for anyone telling her what to do. I had completely dropped the subject with her, hoping to give us both a break from the potty power struggle. My plan was to try again in May.
I’m so happy she’s taken the lead & tonight’s reward for a dry & clean day is painted fingernails & toenails.
Keep your fingers crossed!
K~
Perhaps we should cross our legs instead. Go, T~!
Way to go T~!